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Belgian

American  
[bel-juhn] / ˈbɛl dʒən /

noun

  1. a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.

  2. one of a breed of large, strong draft horses, raised originally in Belgium.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Belgium.

Belgian British  
/ ˈbɛldʒən /

noun

  1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Belgium See also Fleming 1 Walloon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians

  2. of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Belgian

First recorded in 1615–25; Belgi(um) + -an

Example Sentences

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Last year, Belgian guard Julie Vanloo was informed she had been cut by the Golden State Valkyries an hour after landing in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Rates strategists forecast an issuance volume of 7 billion euros for the planned Belgian bond syndication.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The 35-year-old Belgian was appointed on a two-and-half-year contract on 9 February following the resignation of predecessor Javi Gracia.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Other testimony comes from the Belgian Luc Dardenne, the Japanese Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the Taiwanese Tsai Ming-liang and the memoirs of Ozu associates including screenwriter Kogo Noda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A Belgian doctor on the team knew how to handle this situation.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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